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Who is Dr. Scott Simmerman?
Scott Simmerman is an organizational development facilitator and, at 78, I thought I would...
Three Things about The Managers Who Will Survive the AI Era
Three Things about The Managers Who Will Survive the AI Era and help their people and...
Coaching with Square Wheels: Turning Research into Everyday Performance
Coaching with Square Wheels: turning research into everyday performance improvement with some...
Red Brick Thinking, Square Wheels, and the Courage to Make Work—and Life—Lighter
How Square Wheels and Donna McGeorge’s "Red Brick Thinking" can deepen conversations about...
Square Wheels, Positive Imagining, and Workplace Innovation
Positive imagining and neuroscience reinforce a truth: people are more creative when they mentally...
AI Agent Sprawl, Lost Agency, and the Power of Conversation
When Our Organizations Roll on Square Wheels: AI Agent Sprawl, Lost Agency, and the Power of...
A Better Actionable Model for Improving Sales Performance
I wanted to build on a coaching model with a Better Actionable Model for Improving Sales...
Why Gallup’s Engagement Numbers Matter
Why Gallup’s Engagement Numbers Matter — and how to enable people in the workplace with Square...
From “I’m Not Worthy” Inaction to Rock and Roll!
Staind's song, "Falling" is a great tool for discussing the “I’m Not Worthy,” Imposter Thinking...
StoryASKING: The Simple Leadership Tool That Builds Real Ownership
Storytelling is good. StoryASKING is really much better, a simple leadership approach that builds...
Stop Crashing Morale and Start Enabling Improvement
Why Morale Crashes After Six Months on the Job – and how to use simple Square Wheels tools to keep...
Reflection as a Management Tool: Just Do It!
Reflection as a Management Tool: Just Do It! is the theme and here are thoughts about burnout and...
Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly: Why Employees Resist Change and What Managers Can Do
Change is hard for people and organizations for a very simple reason: the past is rarely past and...
YOU CAN ENGAGE YOUR PEOPLE
Engagement is at its lowest level in years, but Gallup also recognizes that some companies are...